How do I get into the trunk of my 89 crown victoria? somebody tried break in. the electonic button does not work. i already checked the fuses and they are all good. i have no idea why my button does not work. i was wondering if anyone had any ideas. i dont know if it matters, but it is a police car. i would appreciate if you had any information. Thank you everyone Jay's cousin Jason Simons

silly question... Did you try your key? The key-hole is behind the ford emblem on the right side. Seems silly, but i didnt find mine until id owned the car a week. If the lock is bad, im curious how this works... It got a 1990.

I would try taking the pushbutton switch out out and see if there is 12 volts on one of the contacts. If there is, then short across the terminals to see if that trips the trunk lock. have someone put their ear against the trunk while you puch the remote release button to see it they hear a click or buzz. If so, then maybe pushing down on it while pushing the release button will pop it. You can also remove the back seat and you should be able to see the lock mechanisim. That may not help at all, but if you can see it, then you may be able to see a way to get it open. Failing that; If it is already busted badly enough that you need to replace the lock anyway, then drive a flat head screwdriver into the keyhole and use vise grips to turn it.

Got it open we had to cut a 3 inch hole behind the license plate to get to the latch! but it is OK since we have to get a new trunk anyway the one we have is all messed up. My new question is how do we get the torsion bars to work they are not hooked up and I want them to work on the new trunk? oh and I think that the lock solenoid is bad but I don't know where it is at? Jay Simons 1974 ford capri 2.0 4 speed and 1978 Jeep cherokee chief sport 401 WT and the 1989 crown victoria 5.0 POLICE BRUISER -- - In crownvictoriaperformance@yahoogroups.com, "David" <dsh1001@...> wrote: > > I would try taking the pushbutton switch out out and see if there is > 12 volts on one of the contacts. If there is, then short across the > terminals to see if that trips the trunk lock. > > have someone put their ear against the trunk while you push the > remote release button to see it they hear a click or buzz. If so, > then maybe pushing down on it while pushing the release button will > pop it. > > You can also remove the back seat and you should be able to see the > lock mechanism. That may not help at all, but if you can see it, > then you may be able to see a way to get it open. > > Failing that; If it is already busted badly enough that you need to > replace the lock anyway, then drive a flat head screwdriver into the > keyhole and use vise grips to turn it. > > >